A 36-year-old man has pleaded guilty to stealing approximately $21,000 worth of Pokemon cards and was sentenced to over 10 years in prison as part of the plea deal. The Pokemon card thief entered his plea six months after his arrest, which happened during a traffic stop in which police found other items on his person.
The Pokemon Trading Card Game has long been a profitable staple of the Pokemon brand since its arrival in the West during the late 1990s. With Pokemon's 30th anniversary in full swing, the festivities have extended to the trading card game, as well. The Pokemon TCG will launch the 30th Celebration expansion in September, which will feature reprints of popular cards from the game's history, such as the Base Set Charizard card.
New details regarding the box art legendaries for Pokemon Winds and Waves have appeared online in the absence of concrete news.
However, the overwhelming popularity of the Pokemon TCG has made it the target of both collectors and thieves alike, with some cards fetching eye-watering sums of money on third-party marketplaces. According to a report from New Hanover County Superior Court, Joseph Trevor Wilson of Wilmington, North...
